Isaiah 28:16 NIV,NKJV

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Isaiah 28:16

Stone. Christ. (Challoner) --- The Jews and Grotius would apply it to Ezechias. But he was already on the throne, and never could realize these glorious promises. The people were not to believe in him, &c. (Calmet) --- Hasten. Let him expect his coming with patience. (Challoner) --- It would be delayed some time. Hebrew may also signify "stagger;" (Calmet) in which sense the Septuagint and the authors of the New Testament seem to have taken it. "Whosoever believeth in him, shall not be... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 28:16-22

16-22 Here is a promise of Christ, as the only foundation of hope for escaping the wrath to come. This foundation was laid in Zion, in the eternal counsels of God. This foundation is a stone, firm and able to support his church. It is a tried stone, a chosen stone, approved of God, and never failed any who made trial of it. A corner stone, binding together the whole building, and bearing the whole weight; precious in the sight of the Lord, and of every believer; a sure foundation on which to... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 28:14-22

The False qnd the True Refuge v. 14. Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, those who despised and mocked the prophet's warning, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem, the capital being named for the entire Southern Kingdom. v. 15. Because ye have said, in some further mockery which is now recorded, We have made a covenant with death, confident that death itself could not harm them, and with hell, the realm of the dead, are we at agreement, hoping to be safe against... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 28:14-22

2. THE FALSE AND THE TRUE REFUGEIsaiah 28:14-2214 “Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men,That rule this people which is in Jerusalem:15 Because ye have said,We have made a covenant with death,And with 15hell are we at agreement;When the overflowing scourge shall pass through,It shall not come unto us:For we have made lies our refuge,And under falsehood have we hid ourselves:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God,Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone,A... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 28:16

Isaiah THE FOUNDATION OF GOD Isa_28:16 . ‘Therefore thus saith the Lord.’ Then these great words are God’s answer to something. And that something is the scornful defiance by the rulers of Israel of the prophet’s threatenings. By their deeds, whether by their words or no, they said that they had made friends of their enemies, and that so they were sure that, whatsoever came, they were safe. To this contemptuous and false reliance God answers, not as we might expect, first of all, by a... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-29

Truth the only Refuge Isaiah 28:14-29 In the beginning of Hezekiah’s reign the Jewish leaders had made an alliance with Assyria, on whom they relied to protect them against any and all foes. But the prophet told them plainly that they would be disappointed, and that when the Assyrian scourge passed through the land toward Egypt, it would involve them also in disaster, Isaiah 28:18 . Then he broke out with this sublime description of the only foundation of security that could never fail. The... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 28:1-29

Here begins the third and last circle of the first division of the book. It consists of a series of prophecies concerning the chosen people and the world. In this chapter we have a graphic revelation of the difficulties with which Isaiah had to contend, and of his unswerving loyalty to truth. It falls into four parts. In the first (verses Isa 28:1-6 ), the prophet announces the judgment on Ephraim. His glorious beauty is to be consumed before the oncoming scourge. This judgment, however, is... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:16

THE CALMNESS OF FAITH‘He that believeth shall not make haste.’ Isaiah 28:16 Our day is one in which men, emphatically, ‘make haste.’ The idea of the text is, that if a man believes in God, and trusts in God, and will consent to work on the lines which God has laid down, he will be saved from that restless, worldly agitation of mind which produces so frequently such calamitous results. I. Notice how, in temporal matters, this desirable state of things will be brought about.—Let a man believe... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 28:14-22

Isaiah Sternly Warns About The Threatening Future If They Will Not Look to God’s Sure Foundation (Isaiah 28:14-22 ). The leaders of Judah reply that they are not afraid of his threats because they have got it all worked out. They have an agreement with Egypt to come to their assistance, while meanwhile keeping the king of Assyria happy with deceitful words. Isaiah points out that that is to have a covenant with death and the grave (Sheol). What they should rather be doing is looking to the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 28:7-22

Isaiah 28:7-Song of Solomon : . Jerusalem also is Threatened with Destruction.— But Jerusalem like Ephraim reels with intoxication, the priests and prophets especially. The prophet is not steady in his vision, the priest when pronouncing judgment has his faculties clouded by wine. Their revels are carried to disgusting excees. The scorners mock Isaiah: Is he talking to children that he goes over his lesson again and again with such wearisome monotony? Well, if the prophet’ s message will not... read more